10/06/08

Free NYC and L.A. Concerts Celebrate Monk’s 100th Birthday

Thelonious Monk’s 100th birthday will be celebrated with a free five-hour marathon of his music and music influenced by the late piano legend on Friday, Oct. 10, at 5 p.m. when the World Financial Center Winter Garden, 220 Vesey Street, Manhattan, becomes the host for Monk at 91—Fazioli Piano Marathon.

Monk’s 100th birthday will also be celebrated in Los Angeles when an entirely different cadre of pianists perform Monk at 91—Fazioli Piano Marathon during a three-hour concert Friday, Oct. 17, outdoors at 7+Fig, Ernst & Young Plaza, 735 Figueroa Street. For information on the New York concert call (212) 945-0505 or click World Financial Center.com.